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‘
No
,
no
,
I
beg
your
pardon
,
’
retorted
the
Old
Soldier
.
‘
With
nobody
present
,
but
our
dear
and
confidential
friend
Mr
.
Wickfield
,
I
cannot
consent
to
be
put
down
.
I
shall
begin
to
assert
the
privileges
of
a
mother
-
in
-
law
,
if
you
go
on
like
that
,
and
scold
you
.
I
am
perfectly
honest
and
outspoken
.
What
I
am
saying
,
is
what
I
said
when
you
first
overpowered
me
with
surprise
—
you
remember
how
surprised
I
was
?
—
by
proposing
for
Annie
.
Not
that
there
was
anything
so
very
much
out
of
the
way
,
in
the
mere
fact
of
the
proposal
—
it
would
be
ridiculous
to
say
that
!
—
but
because
,
you
having
known
her
poor
father
,
and
having
known
her
from
a
baby
six
months
old
,
I
hadn
’
t
thought
of
you
in
such
a
light
at
all
,
or
indeed
as
a
marrying
man
in
any
way
,
—
simply
that
,
you
know
.
’
‘
Aye
,
aye
,
’
returned
the
Doctor
,
good
-
humouredly
.
‘
Never
mind
.
’
‘
But
I
DO
mind
,
’
said
the
Old
Soldier
,
laying
her
fan
upon
his
lips
.
‘
I
mind
very
much
.
I
recall
these
things
that
I
may
be
contradicted
if
I
am
wrong
.
Well
!
Then
I
spoke
to
Annie
,
and
I
told
her
what
had
happened
.
I
said
,
“
My
dear
,
here
’
s
Doctor
Strong
has
positively
been
and
made
you
the
subject
of
a
handsome
declaration
and
an
offer
.
”
Did
I
press
it
in
the
least
?
No
.
I
said
,
“
Now
,
Annie
,
tell
me
the
truth
this
moment
;
is
your
heart
free
?
”
“
Mama
,
”
she
said
crying
,
“
I
am
extremely
young
”
—
which
was
perfectly
true
—
“
and
I
hardly
know
if
I
have
a
heart
at
all
.
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”
“
Then
,
my
dear
,
”
I
said
,
“
you
may
rely
upon
it
,
it
’
s
free
.
At
all
events
,
my
love
,
”
said
I
,
“
Doctor
Strong
is
in
an
agitated
state
of
mind
,
and
must
be
answered
.
He
cannot
be
kept
in
his
present
state
of
suspense
.
”
“
Mama
,
”
said
Annie
,
still
crying
,
“
would
he
be
unhappy
without
me
?
If
he
would
,
I
honour
and
respect
him
so
much
,
that
I
think
I
will
have
him
.
”
So
it
was
settled
.
And
then
,
and
not
till
then
,
I
said
to
Annie
,
“
Annie
,
Doctor
Strong
will
not
only
be
your
husband
,
but
he
will
represent
your
late
father
:
he
will
represent
the
head
of
our
family
,
he
will
represent
the
wisdom
and
station
,
and
I
may
say
the
means
,
of
our
family
;
and
will
be
,
in
short
,
a
Boon
to
it
.
”
I
used
the
word
at
the
time
,
and
I
have
used
it
again
,
today
.
If
I
have
any
merit
it
is
consistency
.
’
The
daughter
had
sat
quite
silent
and
still
during
this
speech
,
with
her
eyes
fixed
on
the
ground
;
her
cousin
standing
near
her
,
and
looking
on
the
ground
too
.
She
now
said
very
softly
,
in
a
trembling
voice
:
‘
Mama
,
I
hope
you
have
finished
?
’
‘
No
,
my
dear
Annie
,
’
returned
the
Old
Soldier
,
‘
I
have
not
quite
finished
.
Since
you
ask
me
,
my
love
,
I
reply
that
I
have
not
.
I
complain
that
you
really
are
a
little
unnatural
towards
your
own
family
;
and
,
as
it
is
of
no
use
complaining
to
you
.
I
mean
to
complain
to
your
husband
.
Now
,
my
dear
Doctor
,
do
look
at
that
silly
wife
of
yours
.
’
As
the
Doctor
turned
his
kind
face
,
with
its
smile
of
simplicity
and
gentleness
,
towards
her
,
she
drooped
her
head
more
.
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I
noticed
that
Mr
.
Wickfield
looked
at
her
steadily
.
‘
When
I
happened
to
say
to
that
naughty
thing
,
the
other
day
,
’
pursued
her
mother
,
shaking
her
head
and
her
fan
at
her
,
playfully
,
‘
that
there
was
a
family
circumstance
she
might
mention
to
you
—
indeed
,
I
think
,
was
bound
to
mention
—
she
said
,
that
to
mention
it
was
to
ask
a
favour
;
and
that
,
as
you
were
too
generous
,
and
as
for
her
to
ask
was
always
to
have
,
she
wouldn
’
t
.
’
‘
Annie
,
my
dear
,
’
said
the
Doctor
.
‘
That
was
wrong
.
It
robbed
me
of
a
pleasure
.
’